Journal of Physiotherapy

Article	Citations
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)	64
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on motor rehabilitation	62
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bi-manual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral c	53
Research Note: Re-examining the issue of false positives (statistical type 1 errors) in the era of big data and high-frequency health measurement technologies	47
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events	45
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease	44
Cover image and highlights	44
Contents	42
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial	39
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study	36
Correspondence: reconsidering pelvic floor muscle training in elite gymnasts (by Gram et al)	34
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in th	32
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training is a more cost-effective approach to treat urinary incontinence in older women: economic analysis of a randomised trial	31
Cover image and highlights	25
Motor imagery priming improves activity and impairment outcomes in people after stroke but the effects of other types of priming are unclear: a systematic review	25
Title page	25
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive behavioural therapy with best-evidence pain management was not superior to best-evidence pain management alone for patients with chronic spinal pain and insomnia	23
Contents	22
Critically appraised paper: In adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, long-term pulmonary rehabilitation did not improve 6-minute walk distance, but improved endurance time compared with usual car	20
Clinimetrics: The Central Sensitisation Inventory: a useful screening tool for clinicians, but not the gold standard	20
Contents	20
Title page	19
Journal publication information	19
Critically appraised paper: Corticosteroid injections combined with exercise therapy are superior to placebo injections and exercise therapy for Achilles tendinopathy symptoms	18
Physiotherapy management of pleural effusion	18

Paper of the Year 2025: An intervention tailored to promote adherence and behaviour change in older adults	17
Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [synopsis]	16
Journal publication information	16
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	16
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke	16
Critically appraised paper: For women at high risk of breast cancer-related lymphoedema, prophylactic compression sleeve usage reduces and delays occurrence of arm swelling [commentary]	15
Critically appraised paper: Fall prevention program delivered electronically to community-dwelling older people can reduce fall rate over 24 months [commentary]	15
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is an effective method for enhancing walking capacity in patients with chronic stroke	14
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity resistance training is not superior to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]	14
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults [commentary]	13
Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review	13
Education plus exercise for persistent gluteal tendinopathy improves quality of life and is cost-effective compared with corticosteroid injection and wait and see: economic evaluation of a randomised	13
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management	12
Critically appraised papers: Manual therapy may improve passive cervical range of motion, symmetric head posture and reduce sternocleidomastoid tumour thickness in infants and young children with cong	12
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data	12
Journal publication information	12
Physiotherapy management of multiple sclerosis	12
Correspondence: In memory of Professor Julia Hush	12
Response to Nam et al	11
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale	11
Correspondence: Re Dr Vrieze et al	11
Correspondence: Response to Vaughan-Graham et al	11
Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score	11
Towards responsible use of artificial intelligence in daily practice: what do physiotherapists need to know, consider and do?	10
Physiotherapy management of blood cancers	10
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guideline for myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrom	10
Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency dep	10
Low-intensity shockwave therapy and pelvic floor muscle training each mitigate erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes: a randomised controlled trial	9
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: a systematic review	9
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review	9
Critically appraised paper: Exercise with integrated adherence support for patients with vertebral fragility fractures is more effective than exercise alone [synopsis]	9
Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving arm activity and arm strength outcomes after stroke: a systematic review	9
Clinimetrics: Keele STarT MSK tool	9
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement [commentary	8
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Achilles, pain, stiffness and muscle power deficits: mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy revision – 2024	8
Contents	8
Paper of the Year 2024	8
Journal publication information	8
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training after stroke improves some aspects of physical function, but benefits are not sustained [commentary]	8
Critically appraised paper: Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation leads to superior and sustained improvements in balance compared with core stabilisation in patients with multiple sclerosis [commentary	8
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo	8
Critically appraised paper: In youth with mild traumatic brain injury, early prescribed step-count focused activity, despite symptoms, and a resilience health app, provides no added benefit over stand	8
Exploring the mediators of the BOOST intervention on walking disability at 12 months: a causal mediation analysis	8
Journal publication information	8
Correspondence: Response to Rafat et al	7
Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therap	7
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?	7
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis]	7
Critically appraised paper: Online graded motor imagery is effective in women diagnosed with pelvic pain [commentary]	7
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [commentary]	6

Critically appraised papers: The Sustainable Model of Early Intervention and Telerehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy (SMART-CP) results in earlier diagnosis and access to treatment compare	6
Critically appraised paper: Exercise with integrated adherence support for patients with vertebral fragility fractures is more effective than exercise alone [commentary]	6
Critically appraised paper: Respiratory waveform analysis guides settings for effective mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	6
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture	6
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice	6
Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part I: Diagnosis and Prognosis	6
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [synopsis]	6
Cover image and highlights	6
Remote and technology-enabled delivery of interventions	6
Perioperative physiotherapy	5
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy	5
Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review	5
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain	5
Correspondence: Response to Bourgeois	4
Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study	4
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials	4
Correspondence: reply to Zhang et al	4
Correspondence: Response to Bonnevie et al	4
Physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries: an update	4
Recent highlights and uncertainties in exercise management of knee osteoarthritis	4
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary]	4
Clinimetrics: Assessment of generalised joint hypermobility: the Beighton score	4
Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial	4
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement	4
Stroke rehabilitation	4
Contents	4
Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programs	3
Clinimetrics: The vertical single leg hop test	3
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [synopsis]	3
Critically Appraised Paper: In youth with mild traumatic brain injury, early prescribed step count-focused activity, despite symptoms, and a resilience health app provide no added benefit over standar	3
Clinimetrics: The Breathing Pattern Assessment Tool	3
Critically appraised paper: In adults with multiple sclerosis, improvements in physical capacity following aerobic or resistance training did not translate to improved physical function compared with	3
Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial	3
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	3
Clinimetrics: The Victorian Institute of Sport Questionnaire - gluteal tendinopathy (VISA-G)	3
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	3
Contents	3
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain	3
How to facilitate mainstream media coverage of physiotherapy research	3
Critically appraised paper: An internet intervention with or without telephone support in primary care is not superior to usual care for low back pain [commentary]	2
Physiotherapy management of bronchiectasis in adults	2
Remotely delivered physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions is cost saving for the health system and patients: economic evaluation of the REFORM randomised trial	2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: 2018	2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pregnancy Care	2
People with chronic knee pain are willing to pay for telerehabilitation physiotherapy consultations if they offer more communication time, greater pain improvement and less travel and waiting time: a	2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: European Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Bronchiectasis	2
Clinimetrics: The lower limb lymphoedema quality of life tool (LYMQOL-leg)	2
Real-time video telerehabilitation shows comparable satisfaction and similar or better attendance and adherence compared with in-person physiotherapy: a systematic review	2
Women’s health	2
Title page	2
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	2
Ensuring a fit-for-purpose resource for consumers, clinicians and health services: the updated Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard	2
Among non-pharmacological interventions, breathing strategies reduce dyspnoea and improve quality of life in adults with stable chronic lung disease: a systematic review	2
Readers’ Choice Award	2
The untapped role of physiotherapists in suicide prevention	2
Cover image and highlights	2
Physiotherapy management of breast cancer treatment-related sequelae	2
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	2
Physiotherapy management of interstitial lung disease	2
Home-based exercises are as effective as equivalent doses of centre-based exercises for improving walking speed and balance after stroke: a systematic review	2
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [Commentary]	2
Research Note: Deriving latent trajectories in health research	1
Clinimetrics: Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults with persistent dyspnoea following pulmonary embolism, an exercise-based rehabilitation program improved exercise capacity and quality of life compared with usual	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries	1
Cardiac conditions	1
Readers’ Choice Award	1
Novel barriers and facilitators were identified for family involvement in physiotherapy and exercise for aged care facility residents with dementia: a qualitative study	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association	1
Journal publication information	1
Clinimetrics: Modified COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRSm)	1
Critically appraised paper: In adolescents with moderate-grade idiopathic scoliosis, nighttime bracing with self-mediated physical activity prevented Cobb angle progression [commentary]	1
Research Note: Interpreting confidence intervals	1
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	1
Clinimetrics: The Prechtl General Movements Assessment	1
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults	1
Some conservative interventions are more effective than others for people with chronic non-specific neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain [commentary]	1
Research Note: Unequal randomisation in randomised trials	1
Clinimetrics: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue)	1

Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a 6-week behaviour change intervention was not superior to a sham intervention at reducing time spent in sedentary beh	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physiotherapy for epidermolysis bullosa	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: The Formal European Union (EU)-United States (US) Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: A European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthrosc	1
Defining our future: international use of contemporary levels of clinical practice will ensure the future of physiotherapy	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults with burns, adding inspiratory muscle training to pulmonary rehabilitation increased respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function and functional capacity [comm	1
Physiotherapy management of patellofemoral pain in adolescents	1
Some types of exercise interventions are more effective than others in people with coronary heart disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
Prophylactic non-invasive positive pressure ventilation reduces complications and length of hospital stay after invasive thoracic procedures: a systematic review	1
Correspondence: Response to Kranenburg et al	1
Lower limb sports injuries	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults following adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer, a 3-year exercise program increased disease-free survival and overall survival compared with health education [s	1
Delivering constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke rehabilitation requires informed stakeholders, sufficient resources and organisational buy-in: a mixed-methods systematic review	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management	1
Correspondence: clarifying baseline balance and the training regimen (reply to Shen and Li)	1
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a six-week behaviour change intervention was not superior to a sham intervention at reducing time spent in sedentary b	1
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults with severe lower limb burns, adding a Wii Fit program to usual physiotherapy improves lower limb function and functional mobility	1
Correspondence: Mechanically assisted gait training after stroke: the case for more cautious interpretation	1
Title page	1
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bimanual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral ce	1
Critically appraised paper: Acupuncture improves pain and disability in patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disc [commentary]	1
Massage, laser and shockwave therapy improve pain and scar pruritus after burns: a systematic review	1
Title page	1
Clinimetrics: Upper Extremity Motor Activity Log	1
Critically appraised paper: In people with persistent instability after ACL injury, surgical reconstruction is more effective and cost-effective than non-surgical rehabilitation	1
Critically appraised paper: An intervention to reduce household recreational screen media usage improves physical activity in children	0
Smallest worthwhile effects in physiotherapy research	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is not superior to moderate intensity training in people with multiple sclerosis [commentary]	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Physiotherapy students hold varying attitudes, beliefs and learning preferences regarding LGBTQIA+ healthcare: a mixed methods study	0
Invited commentary on: Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manip	0
Critically Appraised Paper: In children with mild autism, non-immersive virtual reality combined with traditional physiotherapy is superior to traditional physiotherapy alone for improving balance and	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Role of Physical Therapists in the Management of Individuals at Risk for or Diagnosed With Venous Thromboembolism: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline	0
Physiotherapy management of long COVID in adults	0
Keeping the abdomen relaxed versus contracted during Pilates improves disability slightly and may improve other outcomes in chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised trial	0
Critically appraised paper: In people with advanced lung cancer, aerobic exercise and tai chi improve sleep quality, depression and exercise capacity compared with physical activity advice	0
Clinician experiences in providing reassurance for patients with low back pain in primary care: a qualitative study	0
Readers’ Choice Award	0
Clinimetrics: The Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale	0
An e-learning program improves low back pain beliefs of physiotherapists: a randomised trial	0
The smallest worthwhile effect of surgery versus non-surgical treatments for sciatica: a benefit-harm trade-off study	0
Critically appraised paper: For women at risk of breast cancer-related lymphoedema, prophylactic compression sleeve usage reduces and delays arm swelling	0
Research Note: Treatment effect moderators	0
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	0
Critically appraised paper: In overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, the addition of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs to online education improves pain and function [com	0
Cover image and highlights	0
External validation and updating of prognostic models for predicting recovery of disability in people with (sub)acute neck pain was successful: broad external validation in a new prospective cohort	0
Clinical education of physiotherapy students	0
Critically appraised paper: Online education improves physiotherapists’ confidence and competence with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: Neck-specific exercise with internet support for chronic whiplash-associated disorders is noninferior to neck-specific exercise at a physiotherapy clinic [synopsis]	0
Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part II: Prevention and management	0
Critically appraised paper: Once-weekly semaglutide in people with obesity and knee osteoarthritis [synopsis]	0
Unilateral mirror therapy may improve upper limb motor recovery after stroke but bilateral mirror therapy provides little or no additional benefit: a systematic review	0
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo [commentary]	0
Sex, gender and pain: beyond false binaries	0
Interventions with a clear focus on achieving behaviour change are important for maintaining training-related gains in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review	0
Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study	0
Strength training with electrical stimulation has no or little effect on the very weak muscles of patients with spinal cord injury: a randomised trial	0
Research Note: Patient and public involvement in research	0
Paper of the Year 2022	0
Journal publication information	0
Clinimetrics: The Cumulated Ambulation Score	0
Correspondence: Recovery period should not be overlooked when considering the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess exertional desaturation in people with chronic respiratory disease	0
Clinimetrics: Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12)	0
In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency department presentations compar	0
Clinimetrics: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4)	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Critically appraised paper: Graded sensorimotor retraining is superior to sham treatment on pain intensity for chronic low back pain [Commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: An intervention to reduce household recreational screen media usage improves physical activity in children [commentary]	0
Preoperative inspiratory muscle training improves lung function prior to elective heart valve surgery and reduces postoperative lung function impairment and pulmonary complications: a randomised trial	0
Practical Guide: Cyclical electrical stimulation to improve strength and activity after stroke	0
Critically appraised paper: In overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, the addition of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs to online education improves pain and function	0
Patient education	0
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	0
Critically appraised paper: Early surgery is not superior to exercise and education with the option of later surgery for meniscal tears in young adults	0
Critically appraised paper: Neck-specific exercise with internet support for chronic whiplash-associated disorders is noninferior to neck-specific exercise at a physiotherapy clinic [Commentary]	0
Diagnostic labels and advice for rotator cuff disease influence perceived need for shoulder surgery: an online randomised experiment	0
In adults with advanced lung disease, the 1-minute sit-to-stand test underestimates exertional desaturation compared with the 6-minute walk test: an observational study	0
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	0
Title page	0
Critically appraised paper: An individualised, progressive walking and education intervention reduces the risk of low back pain recurrence [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke [commentary]	0
Surrogate endpoints in randomised trials of physiotherapy interventions: the SPIRIT and CONSORT extension checklists for better reporting	0
Critically appraised paper: Physiotherapy-led overground gait training using a wearable robot may enhance gross motor function for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy [commentary]	0
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	0
Physiotherapy for surgical patients	0
High-intensity respiratory muscle training improves maximal respiratory pressures, breathing endurance, dyspnoea and exercise capacity in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomised trial	0
Respiratory conditions	0
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [Commentary]	0
Call for applications: Journal of Physiotherapy Scientific Editor	0
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events [commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [synopsis]	0
Correspondence: Re: Satpute et al	0
Measurement of breast cancer-related lymphoedema	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: International Consensus Statement on the diagnosis, multidisciplinary management and lifelong care of individuals with achondroplasia	0